Analysing trends in subjective well-being in 15 European countries, 1973-2002

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-330

  Bjørnskov, Christian ^a   Gupta, Nabanita Datta ^b   Pedersen, Peder J ^b,c  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aspiration theory; Comparison theory; GDP growth; Life satisfaction; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449137087     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-007-9055-4     Document Type: Article

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